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Barça 9, Mourinho 1

Barça 9, Mourinho 1

Pepe’s stamp on Messi’s hand went unpunished unlike Bellotelli’s four match ban in England. Mourinho has a free hand to use as much violence as he wants, but he still fails to win against Barcelona. Below: Mourinho boycotted FIFA’s award ceremony for Barcelona’s Guardiola as world coach of 2011.

Mourinho’s Real Madrid has failed to beat Barcelona in nine of the ten matches played since he is manager. Moreover he has been beaten at home five times. International reaction at his 90% failure rate after Madrid was knocked out of the Spanish Cup on his 49th birthday:

The New York Times: “The result extends what is a miserable run for Mourinho against Barcelona. He has never won in Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium and has defeated Barça only once in ten matches since he took charge of Madrid in the summer of 2010.”

The Guardian: “The chant went up: “Mourinho, stay!” The problem for the Real Madrid manager was that it was the Barcelona fans who were singing it. Just as it was the Barça fans who unveiled a mock advert that ran: “Wanted: a worthy rival for a decent clásico. Ask here for details.”

Corriere dello Sport: “Mourinho out: Barcelona defeat the current Cup champions Real Madrid. Once more Mourinho’s hopes of victory against Guardiola vanish, but this time the ‘Special One’ did try. But who celebrate once again is Super-Barça.”

Le Monde: “Real Madrid has lost the only trophy they had managed to wrest from the Barcelona powerhouse.”